Unit 1: Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments

A sovereign political entity with a defined _, a permanent population, and a government that controls it.

A group of people united by common culture, language, ethnicity, or shared .

The group of people and organizations that exercise political authority and run the .

A state's independent legal authority over a population and territory, free from control.

The ability to make others do what you want, even if they don't want to; it's force, coercion, or .